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Discovery response — United States v. Omar (S.D. W. Va.)

Filed March 21, 2024 in United States v. Omar; one of 6 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Filed2024-03-21

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia · No. 1:24-cr-00036 · Doc. 17 · 2024-03-21 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA 
BLUEFIELD 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRIMINAL NO. 1:24-CR-00036 
 
 
ANNA MARIE OMAR 
 
 
RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
TO DEFENDANT’S STANDARD DISCOVERY REQUESTS,  
REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES FOR RECIPROCAL  
DISCOVERY, AND NOTICE OF THE UNITED STATES INTENT 
TO OFFER EVIDENCE OF RECORDS OF REGULARLY CONDUCTED ACTIVITY 
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal 
Procedure, Rule 16.1(a) of the Local Rules of Criminal Procedure, 
and the Arraignment Order and Standard Discovery Request entered 
by the Court in this case, the United States of America, by 
counsel, herewith responds to each of defendant's Standard 
Discovery Requests as follows: 
 
Request A:  Disclose to defendant the substance of any 
relevant oral statement made by defendant, whether before or after 
arrest, in response to interrogation by a person the defendant 
knew was a government agent if the government intends to use the 
statement at trial.  [Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a)(1)(A)] 
 
Response:  Anna Omar Memo 8-14-2023 (Bates No. OMAR-00256) 
 
 
Request B:  Disclose to defendant and make available for 
inspection, copying or photographing, all of the following: 
 
(i)  Any relevant written or recorded statement by the 
defendant if the statement is within the government’s possession, 
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custody, or control; and the attorney for the government knows--
or through due diligence could know--that the statement exists.  
[Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a)(1)(B)(i)] 
 
Response:  The government has not identified any written or 
recorded statement made by the defendant.  
 
 
(ii)  The portion of any written record containing the 
substance of any relevant oral statement made before or after 
arrest if the defendant made the statement in response to 
interrogation by a person the defendant knew was a government 
agent.  [Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a)(1)(B)(ii)] 
 
Response:  Anna Omar Memo 8-14-2023 (Bates No. OMAR-00256) 
 
 
(iii)  The defendant’s recorded testimony before a grand jury  
relating 
to 
the 
charged 
offense. 
 
[Fed. 
R. 
Crim. 
P. 
16(a)(1)(B)(iii)] 
 
Response:  The defendant did not testify before the Grand 
Jury.  
 
 
Request C:  Where the defendant is an organization, e.g., a  
corporation, partnership, association or labor union, disclose to 
the defendant any statement described in Fed. R. Crim. P. 
16(a)(1)(A) and (B), if the government contends that the person 
making the statement (i) was legally able to bind the defendant 
regarding the subject of the statement because of that person’s 
position as the defendant’s director, officer, employee, or agent;  
or (ii) was personally involved in the alleged conduct constituting 
the offense and was legally capable to bind the defendant regarding 
that conduct because of that person’s position as the defendant’s 
director, officer, employee, or agent.  [Fed. R. Crim. P. 
16(a)(1)(C)] 
 
Response:  Not applicable.  
 
 
Request D:  Furnish the defendant with a copy of defendant’s 
prior criminal record that is within the government’s possession, 
custody, or control if the attorney for the government knows--or 
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through due diligence could know--that the record exists.  [Fed. 
R. Crim. P. 16(a)(1)(D)] 
 
Response:   
 
1. r_Anna Omar Criminal History 11-09-23 (Bates No. OMAR-00219 
through OMAR-00233); and 
2. r_Anna Omar Clear Report - 8-14-2023 -_report (Bates No. OMAR-
00002 through OMAR-00030). 
 
 
Request E:  Permit the defendant to inspect and to copy or 
photograph books, papers, documents, data, photographs, tangible 
objects, building or places, or copies or portions of any of those 
items, if the item is within the government’s possession, custody 
or control, and (i) the item is material to preparing the defense; 
(ii) the government intends to use the item in its case-in-chief 
at trial; or (iii) the item was obtained from or belongs to 
defendant.  [Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a)(1)(E)] 
 
Response:  The government will allow counsel for defendant to 
inspect any item of evidence he deems appropriate. Counsel should 
contact AUSA Jonathan T. Storage as soon as possible to arrange a 
mutually agreeable time to view the evidence. The following is 
being provided: 
 
1. 
r_Michael Umberger_WVIX (Bates No. OMAR-00097 through 
OMAR-00167) 
2. 
Michael Umberger photo (Bates No. OMAR-00001) 
3. 
r_Umberger VW Title (Bates No. OMAR-00243 through OMAR-
00250) 
4. 
r_Anna Omar VW Title (Bates No. OMAR-00239 through OMAR-
00242) 
5. 
r_Anna Omar Previous Vehicle (Bates No. OMAR-00237 
through OMAR-00238) 
6. 
r_Anna Omar Current Vehicle (Bates No. OMAR-00235 
through OMAR-00236) 
7. 
11Apr2021_CAR (Bates No. OMAR-00234) 
8. 
M UMBERGER PAYMENT (Bates No. OMAR-00251 through OMAR-
00252) 
9. 
Spreadsheet 2 payments 3-31-2021 -Copy of auto1 
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10. 
Michael Umberger MOI 8-17-23_Redacted (Bates No. OMAR-
00259 through OMAR-00260) 
11. 
SBA loan forgiveness documents (Bates No. OMAR-00253 
through OMAR-00255) 
12. 
Anna.Omar_AllTransactions_01.01.2022-08.01.2022 
(spreadsheet - Chime) 
13. 
CHIME Records Key-Guide (6 pages) 
14. 
Anna.Omar_ACHAccounts (Chime) (1 page) 
15. 
Anna.Omar_AccountProfile (Chime) (2 pages) 
16. 
Anna.Omar_AccountNotes_01.01.2022-08.01.2022 
(spreadsheet – Chime) 
17. 
Stride Financial documents (Bates No. STRIDE-00001 
through STRIDE-00002) 
18. 
Checking transactions (Stride) (spreadsheet) 
19. 
savings transactions (Stride) (spreadsheet) 
20. 
Bentworth Capital: 20210507123718_direct_deposit_info 
(Bates No. BENWORTH-00069) 
21. 
Bentworth Capital: supporting_tax_document (Bates No. 
BENWORTH-00005) 
22. 
Bentworth Capital: kycdetail (Bates No. BENWORTH-00004) 
23. 
Bentworth Capital: bankdata_2 (Bates No. BENWORTH-00002) 
24. 
Bentworth Capital: fundinginstruction (Bates No.  
25. 
Bentworth Capital: bankdata_2 (2) (Bates No. BENWORTH-
00002) 
26. 
Bentworth Capital: schedule c(2)-1 (Bates No.  BENWORTH-
00067) 
27. 
Bentworth Capital: schedule c(2)-2 (Bates No. BENWORTH-
00068) 
28. 
Bentworth Capital: SBA Forgiveness - form_signed (Bates 
No. BENWORTH-00059 through BENWORTH-00060) 
29. 
Bentworth Capital: Payment_Confirmation_for_6474228900 
(1) (Bates No. BENWORTH-00061) 
30. 
Bentworth Capital: Bank Statements (various) (Bates No. 
BENWORTH-00006 through BENWORTH-00036) 
31. 
Bentworth Capital: Persona (Bates No. BENWORTH-00066) 
32. 
Bentworth Capital: Docusign From Teslar (Bates No. 
BENWORTH-00037 through BENWORTH-00058) 
33. 
Bentworth Capital: Funding Receipt 6474228900 Anna Omar 
(Bates No. BENWORTH-00070) 
34. 
Chime - Image_006 (Bates No. ChimeFinancial-00001 
through ChimeFinancial-00002) 
35. 
Mercer Co Teachers FCU: Bank records – Michael Umberger 
(Bates No. MCTFCU-00001 through MCTFCU-00082) 
36. 
Umberger_Mercer County Teachers FCU_Redacted (Bates No. 
OMAR-00279 through OMAR-00294) 
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37. 
Family Auto: Vehicle records (Bates No. OMAR-00264 
through OMAR-00275) 
38. 
Michael Umberger Wage Report_Redacted (Bates No. OMAR-
00295) 
 
 
Request F:  Permit the defendant to inspect and to copy or 
photograph the results or reports of any physical or mental 
examination and of any scientific tests or experiment if (i) the 
item is within the government’s possession, custody, or control; 
(ii) the attorney for the government knows--or through due 
diligence could know--that the item exists; and (iii) the item is  
material to preparing the defense or the government intends to use 
the item in its case-in-chief at trial.  [Fed. R. Crim. P. 
16(a)(1)(F)] 
 
Response:  Not applicable.  
 
 
Request G:  For any testimony the government intends to use 
under Rules 702, 703 or 705 of the Federal Rules of Evidence during 
its case-in-chief, or during rebuttal to counter testimony that 
the defendant has timely disclosed under reciprocal discovery, 
give to the defendant, in writing, the following information:   
(i) 
a complete statement of all opinions that the 
government will elicit from the witness in its case-
in-chief, or during its rebuttal to counter testimony 
that the defendant has timely disclosed under 
reciprocal discovery; 
 
(ii) 
the bases and reasons for them; 
 
(iii) 
the witness’s qualifications, including a list of all 
publications authored in the previous 10 years; and 
 
(iv) 
a list of all other cases in which, during the 
previous 4 years, the witness has testified as an 
expert at trial or by deposition. 
If the government requests discovery under the second bullet point 
in Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 16(b)(1)(C)(i) and the 
defendant complies, the government must, at the defendant’s 
request, disclose to the defendant, in writing, the information 
listed above in (i) through (iv) for testimony that the government 
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intends to use at trial under Rules 702, 703, or 705 of the Federal 
Rules of Evidence on the issue of the defendant’s mental condition.   
The witness must approve and sign the disclosure, unless the 
government states in the disclosure why it could not obtain the 
witness’s signature through reasonable efforts, or the government 
has previously provided a report, signed by the witness that 
contains all the opinions and the bases and reasons for them. 
 [Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a)(1)(G)] 
 
 
Response:  The United States does not have responsive 
materials at this time.    
 
 
Request H:  Disclose to defendant all evidence favorable to 
defendant, including impeachment evidence, and allow defendant to 
inspect, copy or photograph such evidence. 
 
Response:  The United States is not aware of any evidence 
responsive to this request. 
 
 
Request I:  Notify defendant of all evidence the government 
intends to introduce pursuant to Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules 
of Evidence. 
 
Response:  The United States does not intend to offer Rule 
404(b) evidence at this time.  
 
 
Request J:  Disclose to defendant all reports of government 
"mail cover," insofar as the same affects the government’s case 
against the defendant or any alleged aiders and abettors or co-
conspirators. 
 
Response:  Not applicable. 
 
 
 
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Request K:  Disclose to defendant any matter as to which the 
government will seek judicial notice. 
 
Response:  The United States will seek judicial notice that 
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, is within the Southern 
District of West Virginia. 
 
 
Request L:  Disclose to defendant and make available for 
inspection, copying or photographing, the results of any 
interception of a wire, oral or electronic communication in the 
possession, custody or control of the government, the existence of 
which is known, or by the exercise of due diligence could become 
known, to the attorney for the government, which contains any 
relevant statement made by the defendant or which is material to 
the preparation of the defendant’s defense or which is intended 
for use by the government as evidence in its case-in-chief at the 
trial.  For each such interception, disclose (1) any application 
for an order authorizing the interception of a wire or oral 
communication; (2) any affidavits filed in support thereof; and 
(3) any court order authorizing such interception. 
 
Response:  Not applicable.  
 
 
Request M:  Provide notice to defendant of the government’s 
intention to use evidence pursuant to Rule 12(b)(4)(B) of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
 
Response:  The United States reserves the right to use all 
information and evidence disclosed herein or made available for 
inspection and copying pursuant to this Response and such 
information and evidence which may be discovered and finally 
provided to defendant. 
 
Any discovery provided that is not mandated by Court order, 
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, federal statute or federal 
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case law, is provided voluntarily as a matter of discretion solely 
to expedite and facilitate litigation of this case. 
REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 
 
Pursuant to Rules 16.1(b) and 16.1(d) of the Local Rules of 
Criminal Procedure, the United States of America requests that 
defendant provide all applicable reciprocal discovery within 14 
days of the service of this response and the provision of materials 
requested by defendant in the Standard Discovery Request. 
NOTICE OF THE UNITED STATES INTENT TO OFFER 
EVIDENCE OF RECORDS OF REGULARLY CONDUCTED ACTIVITY 
 
 
Pursuant to Federal Rules of Evidence 902(11), notice is 
hereby given of the United States intent to offer into evidence 
certified domestic records of regularly conducted activity, 
specifically, records from various financial institutions and 
government agencies.  
Respectfully submitted, 
 
WILLIAM S. THOMPSON 
United States Attorney 
 
 
 
 
 
By: 
/s/ Jonathan T. Storage 
JONATHAN T. STORAGE 
Assistant United States Attorney 
WV Bar No. 12279 
 
 
 
 
 
 
300 Virginia Street, East 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Room 4000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charleston, WV 25301 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telephone:  304-345-2200  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Email:  Jonathan.Storage@usdoj.gov 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
It is hereby certified that the foregoing “RESPONSE OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO DEFENDANT’S STANDARD DISCOVERY 
REQUESTS, REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY, 
AND NOTICE OF THE UNITED STATES INTENT TO OFFER EVIDENCE OF RECORDS 
OF REGULARLY CONDUCTED ACTIVITY” has been electronically filed and 
service has been made on opposing counsel by virtue of such 
electronic filing this 21st day of March, 2024 to: 
 
Clint Carte, Esq. 
Office of the Federal Public Defender 
300 Virginia Street, East, Suite 3400 
Charleston, West Virginia 25301 
 
 
 
 
/s/Jonathan T. Storage 
JONATHAN T. STORAGE 
Assistant United States Attorney 
WV Bar No.12278  
300 Virginia Street, East 
Room 4000 
Charleston, WV 25301 
Telephone:  304-345-2200 
Fax: 304-347-5104 
Email: Jonathan.Storage@usdoj.gov 
 
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